The 2026 HCA Wellness Summit will be taking place at the Concordia University of Edmonton on May 21st and 22nd.
The Healthy Campus Alberta (HCA) Wellness Summit is the largest post-secondary mental health conference in Alberta. This annual gathering of the HCA Community of Practice (CoP) is a space for students, staff, faculty, administrators and community members to learn, share, and celebrate the work being done across Alberta, and to navigate together the changing province’s post-secondary mental health landscape. This groundbreaking event serves as a safe space for inclusive and community integrated collaboration to discuss and generate innovative approaches to mental health and well-being on campuses.
Registration is open!
Announcing the 2026 HCA Wellness Summit Keynote Speaker
We are very excited to announce that Carol Hopkins will be joining us at this year’s Wellness Summit!
Carol is the Chief Executive Officer of the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation and is of the Lenape Nation, Canada.
Carol has spent 30 years in the field of First Nations substance use and mental health. She holds both a Master of Social Work Degree from the University of Toronto and a degree in sacred Indigenous Knowledge from Midewiwin, equivalent to a PhD in western based education systems. Carol has received several national awards over the years, and most recently received the 2025 Canada’s Top Mental Health Advocate Award for Indigenous Mental Health.
Learn more about Carol Hopkins here.
The 2026 Wellness Summit theme, streams, and high-level agenda are now available!